Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-14

e a. M, instead OF p. m. a discussion
'0llowed, in which those in favor OF the
hour and one session a day, ar
yued that most OF their time was needed in
committee work and for other work which
they could best do at their rooms, while
all the business that could probably be-
transacted in open session could, during
the first month, be got through with in an.
afternoon session. One councilman sug-
eesSed. in favor of the morning hour, that
their constituents would measure their
work by the number of hours they were in
session daily. The amendment was finally
rejected on roll call, to Is, and the COM
mittee report was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By. Mr.. HUGHES Providing for ap-
pointment and prescribing duties OF a pub
lie examiner. &
5 For regulating grain warehouses, and the
inspection, weighing and handling Of grain
and defining the duties Of the railroad and
warehouse commission in relation thereto.
Providing for the taxation of persons, Co
partnerships, associations, car loaning
companies, sleeping car companies, cor
porations and fast freight lines engaged in
the business Of running cars over any of
the railroads in the territory, and not be-
ing exclusively the property of a company
paying taxes on gross receipts.
To provide the mode for listing, assess
ing, levying and collecting taxes, and other
purposes.
By Mr.. FOSTER-Providing for certain
public printing. a..
By Mr.. COLLINS-Creating a board of
railroad and warehouse commissioners, ,and
for the regulation of common carriers.
Creatir z the Office of public examiner,
and defining the duties and dividing the
territory into two examiner districts.
Empowering organized counties to issue
and sell bonds to provide funds to pay the
principal and interest Of county indebted.
ness. ar
Amending CHAPTER 40 of the Acts of the
Fifteenth general assembly, relating to the
board of regents of North Dakota universi-
ty, and authorizing them to establish pro
fessional or other colleges or departments.
Repeating sections IL to 18, inclusive, of
chapter 20 of special laws of 1886. ~
70 regulate the fees of registers of
deeds. ~. $50.
By Mr. MEAD-Memorial for passage of
the Dawes bill
By Mr.. .GRLGGBY-To legalize an cleo
ton held in the city of Sioux Falls Febru-
ary IL, 1886, for determining the question
Of issuing bonds.
& THE DAWES BILL.
Mr.. HUGHES moved suspension of
rules for passage of Mr.. Mead's memorial
to congress praying for the passage of the
Dawes bill for opening the Sioux reserva-
ton. Carried, and the memorial was
passed by unanimous vote.
2 SWORN IN.
Captain 0. A. Southmayd. engrossing
clerk. and James Little. watchman, were
sworn in by President Matthews, leav-
ing only Mr.. Spaulding, enrolling clerk,
not yet in Office.
COMMITTEE CLERKS.
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved resolution pro-
viding for employment of clerks, one each,
for the committees on appropriations, en-
crossing and enrolling, revenue, railroads,
insurance and military affalrs-each at 81
per day; and that the president appoint a
postmaster at 81 day and night watch
man at So per day.
for pressing action OH the resolution that a
number af persons were waiting upon the
legislature, in expectancy Of employment
by these committees.
The resolution was changed to a joint
resolution and under suspension of rules
was read the first and second time, but
two-thirds vote could not be obtained for
to the next day.
Adjourned to p. m. Friday.
HUGHES WAREHOUSE BILL.
Mr.. Hughes, council bill No. 2 for regu-
lating grain warehouses, etc., designates
the railroad commission as the railroad and
warehouse commission, and makes it the
duty of the commission to supervise the
handling, inspection. weighing and stor-
age of grain and to establish necessary
rules and regulations. All elevators or
warehouses in which grain is handled or
stored for compensation are declared pub
lie warehouses;; requires that they be Ii
censed and bon,ls be given for their opera
tiOn according to law, and that their re-
ceipts be negotiable and not limited. The
commission is to establish grades for all
kinds of grain, to be known as "Dakota
grades" The warehouse rates of charges
for handling and storage are to be subject
to approval Of the commission, and are to
be published and to be equal and just. The
6ill provides careful regulations regarding
the issue of tickets and the geneal transac-
ton OF grain storage business, and particu-
larly prohibits Determinations. A failure
to comply with the law, if enacted, will
subject the wa~ehOuseman to fine and i'm
prisOnment and revocation of his license.
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
Two bills were introduced in the council
yesterday proposing to create the Office of
public examiner--one by Mr.. Hughes and
the other by DR.. Collins. The first pro-
poses one Office Tor all the territory. The
other provides for two examiners-one for
southern Dakota and the other for north
ern Dakota. Each requires the officer to
give bonds in $4,000 and provides that he
shall be paid salary Of $500 d year and
allowed $500 a year for clerk hire and in
cidental expenses. In details the two bills
are alike and follow the Minnesota law.
The examiner Tor examiners) is to be q
good accountant, not connected with any
institution or Office coming under his su-
pervisiOn. lie is to visit territorial institu-
tiOns, the financial Offices Of the territory
and counties, and territorial banks, insnr-
ance offices, ETC., at irregular times and
without notice, and investigate their con-
duct and standing. He is to establish and
require uniform and proper systems of
bookkeeping in the public offices and to re-
port Irregularities and faults to the attor-
ney general and governor. The attorney